Lyrics
Please sit back or lie down
Please relax or change your position to whatever is comfortable.
Or stand, walk, run around
Indicating freedom to move around, be active, or engage in different activities.
Work, mess around
Suggesting engaging in various activities without a strict guideline.
Fuck, cuddle, laugh, cry
List of contrasting actions representing a wide range of emotions and experiences.
Or marinate in silence
Encouraging the listener to embrace silence as an option among various choices.
For the duration of your choosing
Encouragement to remain in the state or activity chosen for as long as desired.
Remember
A call to remember something important.
You can check out any time you like
Metaphorically referencing the ability to leave a situation, but the impact or memory might remain.
But you may never leave
Implying that even after physically leaving, the impact might linger or be unforgettable.
I cannot really tell you what this is
The artist can't define the experience for the listener; it's subjective.
That's for you to decide for yourself
Encouragement for the listener to decide the meaning or significance for themselves.
I can only tell you what this is not
Limiting what the experience is not, creating space for interpretation.
Understood? Good
Ensuring understanding of the previous statement.
Let's begin
Beginning the experience or journey being described.
This is not pop, this is not hip-hop, this is not EDM
List of genres and styles that the experience does not fall into, rejecting categorization.
This is not rock & roll. This is not heavy metal
-This is nor blues nor jazz. Not soul Not r&b
-This is not alternative or indie
-This is not underground nor mainstream. Or country
-This is not funk. This is not a slow jam
-This is not religious or psychedelic
-This is not selling out. This is not buying-in to trends
Rejecting commercialization or compromise for popularity.
This will refuse to be reduced to units on shelves
Refusing to be limited to a product or commercial item.
For this does not conform to norms of
Rejecting conformity to current trends or what is considered "cool."
"Oh this is current" or "Hey that's cool"
Disregarding societal norms or expectations for approval.
For Fuck's sake. Fuck your boxes
Strongly rejecting the idea of fitting into predefined categories or boxes.
And remember
A reminder about the nature of the experience being offered.
This tape is not the experience that you came for - You are
Clarifying that the experience is not the medium itself; the listener is the essential part.
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